Apple Praised In Chinese Newspapers After Kowtowing To Government By Saying 'Sorry'http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-praised-in-chinese-newspapers-2013-4/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:35:28 -0400Melanie Lee, Reutershttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/515b11a66bb3f7926f000003helioszephyrTue, 02 Apr 2013 13:13:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515b11a66bb3f7926f000003
yeah, I did digress a bit. The point being, Apple is quite focused as to who their high margin clients are, and how to retain them.... at least most of them. Brand/product loyalty are cyclical for any company/industry. MS, Dell, Sony, etc.
Having said that, I think Apple has a better chance of enduring the cycles having the hardware/OS integrated well and exclusive brick/mortar retail presence.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515b0cc56bb3f71869000006pepsimaxTue, 02 Apr 2013 12:52:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515b0cc56bb3f71869000006
I think you're moving off topic a bit. I've never questioned Apples ability to make and sell great products. What I am saying is that their image has taken a downturn. Because people do develope an emotional attachment to a brand and that encourages loyalty to that brand, this will eventually effect their bottom line....http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515b08ffecad04e768000017helioszephyrTue, 02 Apr 2013 12:36:15 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515b08ffecad04e768000017
I hear you, but most of that is parroting what people read in "bad press". Having said that, what people say, to feel part of something, and what they do (purchase/use in this case) are usually different. Mobile tech has become a "personal" and "emotional" purchase, not so much a technical one. Let's face it, most of the high-end mobile brands are relatively similar in function. It's been a "consumer electronics" market, not a "PC" or "tech" market for quite some time now (relative time)
While we hear much of "iPoopoo on Apple", I still see many people with iOS devices in hand (including current models), and crowding around Apple displays at multi-brand electronics retailers.
Even with Apple's numbers down (relative term) we're comparing 1 OS and basically 2 pieces of hardware competing with at least 3 OS's (droid, win, RIM, etc) and a multitude of hardware mfrs. Never mind addressing the margin comparisons on products/services.
Overwhelmingly, most mobile net traffic/transactions that translate to $ are driven by iOS devices.
And at the end of the day, that's what's meaningful, not tech nerd talk in these blogs, or hearsay on the street.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515afcbbeab8eac962000015pepsimaxTue, 02 Apr 2013 11:43:55 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515afcbbeab8eac962000015
I totally agree. Consumer opinion is usually swayed by the mass media, particularly news paper groups and I can't remember the last time I heard anything positive regarding Apple from these sources. Not to mention just people. I don't mean people in tech forums with names like Appleinc or ihateapple but chatting to friends down the pub or work colleagues. I hear more negative than positive......http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515af345eab8eaad4f00000aCamdenTue, 02 Apr 2013 11:03:33 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515af345eab8eaad4f00000a
And the big bear said "I like the way you dance!"http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515af0d9eab8ea644700001dhelioszephyrTue, 02 Apr 2013 10:53:13 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515af0d9eab8ea644700001d
Majority of public consumer opinion is not solely reflected in tech blogs, mostly saturated by self-proclaimed techies with a knot in their nickers about a "brand"... they're a minority.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515ae42aecad04192400000aappleincTue, 02 Apr 2013 09:59:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515ae42aecad04192400000a
No it hasn't. Only the companies image in front of local governments, not the customers.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515ac3f36bb3f7f55700001bpepsimaxTue, 02 Apr 2013 07:41:39 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/515ac3f36bb3f7f55700001b
Apple PR department high fiving each other, job done. Now they need to work on their image in the US and EU......